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governor romney, what both are saying about their debate performance. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy, the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. >> last night i thought was a great opportunity for the american people to see two very din visions for the country. and i think it was helpful to be able to describe those visions. i saw the president's vision as trickle down government and i don't think that's what america believes in. >> overnight polls and "the denver post" give round one to romney. as a republican challenger went after the president's record. >> i just don't know how the president could have come into office, facing 23 million people out of work, rising unemployment, and economic crisis at the kitchen table, and spent his energy and passion for two years fighting for obama care instead of fighting for job
governor romney, what both are saying about their debate performance. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy, the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. >> last night i thought was a great opportunity for the american people...
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. >> buckeye battleground, obama and romney both in ohio tonight. the state that matters most to republicans. first, romney kicks off the day at a family farm in iowa where he will be speaking minutes from now. and the battle over big bird, the president turns his attack into a punch line and a commercial, as sesame workshop and senator john mccain cried foul over the obama campaign's new bird ad. >> elmo is -- has been seen in a white suburban he's driving for the border. oscar is hide out in his trash can. we're cracking down on them. governor romney's plan is to let wall street run wild again but he's going to bring the hammer down on sesame street. >> one thing that president obama can't run on is his record, and so big bird, i guess, is a fun thing to talk about. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. president obama and mitt romney are heading back to ohio today in a very different situation than the last time they campaigned in the battleground state. the new pew poll know shows governor romney ahead among likely voters. it's th
. >> buckeye battleground, obama and romney both in ohio tonight. the state that matters most to republicans. first, romney kicks off the day at a family farm in iowa where he will be speaking minutes from now. and the battle over big bird, the president turns his attack into a punch line and a commercial, as sesame workshop and senator john mccain cried foul over the obama campaign's new bird ad. >> elmo is -- has been seen in a white suburban he's driving for the border. oscar is...
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mitchell reports," a bout last night, president obama and governor romney, what both are saying about their debate performance. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy, the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. >> last night i thought was a great opportunity for the american people to see two very din visions for the country. and i think it was helpful to be able to describe those visions. i saw the president's vision as trickle down government and i don't think that's what america believes in. >> overnight polls and "the denver post" give round one to romney. as a republican challenger went after the president's record. >> i just don't know how the president could have come into office, facing 23 million people out of work, rising unemployment, and economic crisis at the kitchen table, and spent his energy and passion for two
mitchell reports," a bout last night, president obama and governor romney, what both are saying about their debate performance. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy, the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. >> last...
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later tonight, as mentioned, president obama and governor romney will both appear at the legendary al smith dinner in new york where they're supposed to go from throwing bows to jokes at each other, which could not awkward considering by all accounts these meent do not and why some pro-life activists tried to get the president uninvited. speaking of not liking someone, why one of the romney boys would say that he was prepared to slug after making that comment. on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealth
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the stakes for both president obama and mitt romney are big. but obviously bigger for mitt romney because he's had a bad couple of weeks and i think there is more pressure on him at this point to do something that changes the nature of the debate, changes the nature of the race, gives people an opportunity to take a fresh look at him and i think that's what he'll be trying to do tonight. >> what do you think the winning strategies are? your second question. the winning strategies for each side. >> the winning strategy for governor romney is to do two things which are not easily done together. one is to be pretty aggressive on the president, to go after him, to attack him in ways that he's not been able to do because they've never been face to face. at the same time he needs to come across as likable. he's got a deficit on that issue and has to do those together. that's not easy as one of the republican strategists i talked to said to me. no pressure. he's got to do all these things at once. for president obama he's getting a lot of advice. don'
the stakes for both president obama and mitt romney are big. but obviously bigger for mitt romney because he's had a bad couple of weeks and i think there is more pressure on him at this point to do something that changes the nature of the debate, changes the nature of the race, gives people an opportunity to take a fresh look at him and i think that's what he'll be trying to do tonight. >> what do you think the winning strategies are? your second question. the winning strategies for each...
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they both agree. governor romney and president obama, that it's a penalty. it's a penalty for those who don't buy insurance and all of us have to pay for the people who are uninsured. so this is basically about personal responsibility. in fact, i think that's what governor romney said when it passed. he talked a lot about personal -- when romney care passed in massachusetts, he talked a lot about personal responsibility. i think that's what it is. what's important is 36 million people are going to have health care now. people with pre-existing conditions, upwards of 100 million people, young kids who are still living at home will be able to qualify. this is a good thing. certainly a good thing in california, where we are going to establish, we're already in the process of establishing our exchange. >> a lot of the governors say they won't. we have already heard from a number of governors. i'm going to explore that also with zeke emanuel coming up, but how can this health care system work if potentially, let's say 26 of the governors, 26 states that challenge
they both agree. governor romney and president obama, that it's a penalty. it's a penalty for those who don't buy insurance and all of us have to pay for the people who are uninsured. so this is basically about personal responsibility. in fact, i think that's what governor romney said when it passed. he talked a lot about personal -- when romney care passed in massachusetts, he talked a lot about personal responsibility. i think that's what it is. what's important is 36 million people are going...
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both sides made misstatements in the debate. doesn't the president need a different game plan going into the next debate? >> i don't accept that the postulation that both sides misrepresented the facts. mr. romney misrepresented the facts on his medicare plan and on the president's. let me say, yes, he has to be aggressive in defining who mitt romney is. he'll use his own words. mr. 47%. i think, i think, lay out his vision in contradistinction to romney's and do so in a more aggressive way. >> i want to ask you about the enthusiasm gap particularly among latino voters. we see in our polling while the president has a huge edge in the latino vote, there's a real drop-off since 2008 when then it was 77% enthusiasm, now it is 59% in terms of hispanic americans. what you going to do to make sure people turn out? >> nare sending me all over the country. i'll be at jefferson-jackson dinner in iowa, i've been it to florida. we have surrogates all across the country. we have a grassroots campaign that has been talked about as the most a
both sides made misstatements in the debate. doesn't the president need a different game plan going into the next debate? >> i don't accept that the postulation that both sides misrepresented the facts. mr. romney misrepresented the facts on his medicare plan and on the president's. let me say, yes, he has to be aggressive in defining who mitt romney is. he'll use his own words. mr. 47%. i think, i think, lay out his vision in contradistinction to romney's and do so in a more aggressive...
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welcome to both. chris, first of all, how important is virginia? they've gone, both from ohio to virginia. they seem to be tag teaming it, the two weekends. >> reporter: yeah, i would say, draa, we've talked about this, the visits, where they spend their time is so carefully calibrated to spend it in media markets and states that they absolutely need. ohio, mitt romney, i think needs and is behind. virginia, i think mitt romney mitt romney needs and is behind. one thing to remember about virginia a state, before barack obama won in 2008 everybody the last democratic presidential candidate come win it was lyndon johnson in 1964. it's remarkable that we're talking about virginia in the terms that we are. there's been a big demographic shift with northern virginia a big democratic population. it is remarkable, it's a place where barack obama deserves credit for expanding what was the democratic map in the early 2000s, virginia, north carolina, both competitive this time. he won both of them in '08 as well. >> peter alexander, you've been with the cand
welcome to both. chris, first of all, how important is virginia? they've gone, both from ohio to virginia. they seem to be tag teaming it, the two weekends. >> reporter: yeah, i would say, draa, we've talked about this, the visits, where they spend their time is so carefully calibrated to spend it in media markets and states that they absolutely need. ohio, mitt romney, i think needs and is behind. virginia, i think mitt romney mitt romney needs and is behind. one thing to remember about...
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bo both lost their re-election bids in 2006. >>> michigan is being called the romney's must win state. rick santorum is trying to seize on it. >> you see a consistency in my record, you'll see it with me and what you'll not see with romney. this is one of the issues that he has been on both sides of it. for it in some and against i want in others, and explaining why he picked big banks over the auto. >> welcome to both of you, let's talk about michigan. what is the better political position? what is the better economic position for michigan? pro bailout or anti-bail out? first to you from the republican perspective? >> sure, happy to be with you. first off, let's understand, the automobile companies are producing great product, they are doing that simply because of the engineers and the folks on the line. that is why unit sales are up, it has nothing to do with the auto bail outs or the rest of it. the taxpayers and the folks to line deserve the credit for putting forth a great product and that is what they are interested? . >> mark, what say you from the democratic perspective? >> i
bo both lost their re-election bids in 2006. >>> michigan is being called the romney's must win state. rick santorum is trying to seize on it. >> you see a consistency in my record, you'll see it with me and what you'll not see with romney. this is one of the issues that he has been on both sides of it. for it in some and against i want in others, and explaining why he picked big banks over the auto. >> welcome to both of you, let's talk about michigan. what is the better...
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both sides trying to lower expectations. >> governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> president obama is a very -- he's a very gifted speaker. the man's been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced debater. he's done these kinds of debates before. this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> flashpoint libya, the white house on the defensive after reports of both security and intelligence nurse in benghazi before that terror attack. >> standing up, sitting down. >> which ever one you like. >> there you go. >> do whatever they tell us. >> the white house line is you heard the president say, osama bin laden is dead, al qaeda is done, everything is fine in the middle east. this, obviously, contradicts -- ther series of events contradicts that campaign slogan. so, the fact is, that this was clearly an act of terror committed by people who were pretty well trained jihadists. >> more carnage in afghanistan. the taliban take responsibility for a suicide attack that killed 14 today including three americans. we are deployed in the h
both sides trying to lower expectations. >> governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> president obama is a very -- he's a very gifted speaker. the man's been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced debater. he's done these kinds of debates before. this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> flashpoint libya, the white house on the defensive after reports of both security and intelligence nurse in benghazi before that terror attack....
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my personal position is very similar to governor romney's. i thought both of these -- the candidates last night were sincere and made good statements on that subject. i do think the vice president was sincerely wrong when he said that religious institutions are not going to have to provide contraceptives when it's against their crede. i think the law does that. but i thought they were both pretty good on that. i think this election is still about economics and in the first instance and then foreign policy and i thought vice president -- i thought -- i almost said vice president ryan. congressman ryan did a great job in explaining governor romney's position on those. i also think that -- >> go ahead. >> avoided mistakes and the vice president didn't. his statements on benghazi as you've been covering andrea, are going to be an ongoing problem for the administration. they really just enhanced the contradictions in the administration's policy. >> there were other issues for paul ryan, though, when it came to medicare and tax policy that have bee
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. >>> within hours of the reports released today, both president obama and mitt romney addressed it on the campaign trail. >> we learned this morninghat our business has created 84,000 new jobs last month and that overall means that businesses have created 4.4 million new jobs over the past 28 months, including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs. that's a step in the right direction. that's a step in the right direction. but we can't be satisfied, because our goal was never to just keep on working to get back to where we were back in 2007. >> these numbers understate what people are feeling and the amount of pain which is occurring in middle class america. not only is the 8.2% number unacceptably high and one that's been in place now for over 41 months, but in addition, if you look at the broader analysis of people who are out of work or have dropped out of the work force, or that are underemployed in part-time jobs, needing full-time work, it's almost 15% of the american public. >> the new economics editor for "the economist" joins us now. let's talk about this jobs report. you use the te
. >>> within hours of the reports released today, both president obama and mitt romney addressed it on the campaign trail. >> we learned this morninghat our business has created 84,000 new jobs last month and that overall means that businesses have created 4.4 million new jobs over the past 28 months, including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs. that's a step in the right direction. that's a step in the right direction. but we can't be satisfied, because our goal was never to just...
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romney attacked. susan, how important are these kinds of missteps by both candidates at this stage in the campaign some. >> well, we know that they can -- if they go to kind of a preexisting weakness they can have some power. that's what was so damaging i think for governor romney about his comment about the 47%, those aren't people i need to worry about, because it went to a perception that he didn't really care about the problems of people that he didn't understand the lives of the americans who have had less privileged backgrounds than he has. so the -- we saw the romney people seize on this comment yesterday, because it went to president obama disappointing some of his 2008 supporters and not delivering on changes in the way our politics work as some americans had hoped he would do. so it's -- is it a battle of the gaffes at this point? because we've seen more focus on the occasional statement or misstatement than we are in a big debate over the direction of the country and what policies either ca
romney attacked. susan, how important are these kinds of missteps by both candidates at this stage in the campaign some. >> well, we know that they can -- if they go to kind of a preexisting weakness they can have some power. that's what was so damaging i think for governor romney about his comment about the 47%, those aren't people i need to worry about, because it went to a perception that he didn't really care about the problems of people that he didn't understand the lives of the...
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thank you both very much, tadd and phil, great to see you still ahead the unanswered questions about that attack in benghazi. and up next, smack down down under. the prime minister's fiery tirade goes global. >> time for the your business entrepreneur of the week. former model and goldman sachs analyst created shop teaks, a fantastic marketplace that helps local boutiques that don't have their e-commerce sites sell on-line. content sells so she launched a companion on-line magazine as an ultimate source for what's in. for more watch your business sunday morning at 7:30 on msnbc. ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> topping the headlines on "andrea mitchell reports" the u.s. anti-doping agency will soon release evidence to support its decision to hand lance armstrong a lifetime deci
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meanwhile, the "wall street journal" and "the weekly standard" are both jumping on mitt romney, who is now calling the health care mandate a tax, not a personality, despite what eric fehrnstrom, his top adviser, told chuck todd the other day. chris alyssa is managing editor and nbc news' white house correspondent and political director chuck todd, host of "the daily rundown," and it's all your fault, chuck todd. why did you make eric fehrnstrom say that? let's go back to where we begin. if you want to hang on just a second, i want to ask chris where you think we stand to set the table here. you've got the president in ohio today, pennsylvania tomorrow. we know the jobs numbers are coming tomorrow. he's today, coincidentally, perhaps not, announce another trade action against china for alleged unfair trade practices against american autoworkers. at the same time, we have mitt romney, some would say twisting himself, some conservative republicans would say twisting himself into a pretzel over this whole issue. >> i think, andrea, let's go thursday to thursday. so, it's only a week ago. i
meanwhile, the "wall street journal" and "the weekly standard" are both jumping on mitt romney, who is now calling the health care mandate a tax, not a personality, despite what eric fehrnstrom, his top adviser, told chuck todd the other day. chris alyssa is managing editor and nbc news' white house correspondent and political director chuck todd, host of "the daily rundown," and it's all your fault, chuck todd. why did you make eric fehrnstrom say that? let's go...
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they both agree. governor romney and president obama, that it's a penalty. it's a penalty for those who don't buy insurance and all of us have to pay for the people who are uninsured. so this is basically about personal responsibility. in fact, i think that's what governor romney said when it passed. he talked a lot about personal -- when romney care passed in massachusetts, he talked a lot about personal responsibility. i think that's what it is. what's important is 36 million people are going to have health care now. people withpre-existing conditions, upwards of 100 million people, young kids who are still living at home will be able to qualify. this is a good thing. certainly a good thing in california, where we are going to establish, we're already in the process of establishing our exchange. >> a lot of the governors say they won't. we have already heard from a number of governors. i'm going to explore that also with zeke emanuel coming up, but how can this health care system work if potentially, let's say 26 of the governors, 26 states that challenged
they both agree. governor romney and president obama, that it's a penalty. it's a penalty for those who don't buy insurance and all of us have to pay for the people who are uninsured. so this is basically about personal responsibility. in fact, i think that's what governor romney said when it passed. he talked a lot about personal -- when romney care passed in massachusetts, he talked a lot about personal responsibility. i think that's what it is. what's important is 36 million people are going...
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welcome to you both. vin, this is a big challenge. you know the numbers, the battleground states better than i do. ohio, ohio, ohio t acdyou do it if ohiecom >> wot going to give up on ohio. it is critical. everybody makes that point and it's a valid point. no question the president has had a few good weeks starting with the democratic convention. no question we made a couple mistakes and we're dow a little bit. ithshe pls you e'n b cited show. let's not quibble about that. the romney campaign understands where they stand. they've got to refocus and drive home the basic questions that should drive this campaign. the president has some advantag in the polls today. heas one satang foard ich i would simply call reality. we got the august family income report out the other day shows that family income declined again. chairman bernanke and the fed told us last week absent action we're headed toward anoer recession. thatlihae h t dre ho to convince people that they, indeed, do need to make a change in course. >> housing starts up and stock
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both campaigns lobbing accusations at each other now. >> governor romney has experienced owning companies that were called pioneers in the business of outsourcing. >> if there's an outsourcer in chief, it's the president of the united states, not the guy who's running to replace him. >> on this program yesterday, romney's surrogate john sununu amped it all up. >> when you said $500 million to fisker and it goes to finland immediately, when you send the solar money and it goes to mexico, when you send the turbine money and it goes to denmark and we can go on all day. there's $29 billion worth of purchases that came out of this administration outsourced jobs to foreign countries. >> well, not exactly. that all came right off the rnc website but apparently, today's "new york times" had time to look through it and reports that sununu's particular claims were off base, that company that he referred to did not receive obama stimulus money. it instead received loans under a bush era program and those loans were spent in the united states, according to the company, not in finland. now that we've
both campaigns lobbing accusations at each other now. >> governor romney has experienced owning companies that were called pioneers in the business of outsourcing. >> if there's an outsourcer in chief, it's the president of the united states, not the guy who's running to replace him. >> on this program yesterday, romney's surrogate john sununu amped it all up. >> when you said $500 million to fisker and it goes to finland immediately, when you send the solar money and it...
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. >>> within hours of the reports released today, both president obama and mitt romney addressed it on the campaign trail. >> we learned this morning that our business has created 84,000 new jobs last month and that overall means that businesses have created 4.4 million new jobs over the past 28 months, including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs. that's a step in the right direction. that's a step in the right direction. but we can't be satisfied, because our goal was never to just keep on working to get back to where we were back in 2007. >> these numbers understate what people are feeling and the amount of pain which is occurring in middle class america. not only is the 8.2% number unacceptably high and one that's been in place now for over 41 months, but in addition, if you look at the broader analysis of people who are out of work or have dropped out of the work force, or that are underemployed in part-time jobs, needing full-time work, it's almost 15% of the american public. >> the new economics editor for "the economist" joins us now. let's talk about this jobs report. you use the
. >>> within hours of the reports released today, both president obama and mitt romney addressed it on the campaign trail. >> we learned this morning that our business has created 84,000 new jobs last month and that overall means that businesses have created 4.4 million new jobs over the past 28 months, including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs. that's a step in the right direction. that's a step in the right direction. but we can't be satisfied, because our goal was never to just...
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. >> the fact is that both the president and mitt romney have been criticized by democrats and republicans and some columnists for not being specific enough, for being much too ambiguous about what they would do. >> yeah. i think the public's feeling is that it really is time for them to show their cards. on both sides. they want to see, a lot of obama's supporters want to see him taking the lead on things like the simpson-bowles deficit reduction plan and romney's supporters like the fact that he wants to cut taxes but he hasn't given any details about how he's going to pay for it. people are really serious about the fate of this country now, when you go out there, and they're worried about our democracy and whether it's going to survive this kind of gridlock. so they really want to see the two main candidates step out and have a real debate about these issues. >> to be continued. thank you, joe. >>> mitt romney was on the road this weekend. he and several of his top donors and fund-raisers, several hundred of them actually, gathered in park city, utah for a lavish retreat this weekend. j
. >> the fact is that both the president and mitt romney have been criticized by democrats and republicans and some columnists for not being specific enough, for being much too ambiguous about what they would do. >> yeah. i think the public's feeling is that it really is time for them to show their cards. on both sides. they want to see, a lot of obama's supporters want to see him taking the lead on things like the simpson-bowles deficit reduction plan and romney's supporters like...
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mitt romney and president obama both in the battlegrounds. >> we always knew all along that despite the craziness of the republican primary contest that once the republican party settled on a nominee, the poll numbers between the president and fill-in-the-blank republican would close. right now, as you said, we're tied 47-47. the president taking the fight to congress and taking the fight to the republicans overextension of the push tax cuts for the middle class, it's -- jumping on what lois said, the interesting thing here is the president is running -- basically running on his record of the last four years. the president is talking about a very specific -- a very specific policy. the problem with mitt romney that even people within his own party say is he hasn't gotten specific about what exactly he would do as president to help the nation's economy. what the president is doing is i think pushing mitt romney into a corner to get specific about what he's going to do to help the middle class. >> jonathan, what about this whole debate over outsourcing? the white house thought they had th
mitt romney and president obama both in the battlegrounds. >> we always knew all along that despite the craziness of the republican primary contest that once the republican party settled on a nominee, the poll numbers between the president and fill-in-the-blank republican would close. right now, as you said, we're tied 47-47. the president taking the fight to congress and taking the fight to the republicans overextension of the push tax cuts for the middle class, it's -- jumping on what...
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both the president and romney are expected to speak at the global initiative. that's a forum where a lot of eyes will be on them. if the world is still in the kind of explosive situation we're in right now, i wouldn't be surprised if the president did add some meetings to his schedule. he does have that flexibility. at the time they made that decision, i think voters in the battle ground states would rather hear the president talking about politics at least if the crisis abates to some extent, then they care whether the president has the bilateral meetings that presidents normally fit into their schedule when they come here for the general assembly and the clinton global initiative. >> thank you very much. >> thanks, andrea. >> all this will be discussed on "meet the press" on sunday with david gregory. i'll be among david's guest. you've got to watch. you've got to watch. we'll be right back. we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from
both the president and romney are expected to speak at the global initiative. that's a forum where a lot of eyes will be on them. if the world is still in the kind of explosive situation we're in right now, i wouldn't be surprised if the president did add some meetings to his schedule. he does have that flexibility. at the time they made that decision, i think voters in the battle ground states would rather hear the president talking about politics at least if the crisis abates to some extent,...
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welcome to you both. vin, this is a big challenge. you know the numbers, the battleground states better than i do. ohio, ohio, ohio. how do you do it if ohio becomes out of reach? >> we're not going to give up on ohio. it is critical. everybody makes that point and it's a valid point. no question the president has had a few good weeks starting with the democratic convention. no question we made a couple mistakes and we're down a little bit. i don't think we're down by quite as much as the polls you cited show. let's not quibble about that. the romney campaign understands where they stand. they've got to refocus and drive home the basic questions that should drive this campaign. the president has some advantages in the polls today. he has one disadvantage going forward which i would simply call reality. we got the august family income report out the other day shows that family income declined again. chairman bernanke and the fed told us last week absent action we're headed toward another recession. that reality that we have to drive ho
welcome to you both. vin, this is a big challenge. you know the numbers, the battleground states better than i do. ohio, ohio, ohio. how do you do it if ohio becomes out of reach? >> we're not going to give up on ohio. it is critical. everybody makes that point and it's a valid point. no question the president has had a few good weeks starting with the democratic convention. no question we made a couple mistakes and we're down a little bit. i don't think we're down by quite as much as the...
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and president obama wins. >> let me show you their ad that started on friday and ask both of you how effective you think this one is. this is the mitt romney ad against barack obama. >> barack obama's attacks against mitt romney, they're just not true. the "washington post" says on just about every level, this ad is misleading, unfair and untrue. but that's barack obama. he also attacked hillary clinton with vicious lies. >> he continues to spend millions of dollars perpetuating falsehoods so shame on you, barack obama. >> well, hillary clinton, the most popular figure in america -- in american politics, at least, and part of the obama administration, not campaigning because she's secretary of state, but now being used obviously against barack obama by mitt romney. >> i would just say the least popular figure in american politics. very effective ad. >> i think it's effective for a couple reasons. one, it's a democrat. two, hillary clinton -- >> the democrat. >> -- is strong in swing states, particularly places like ohio and pennsylvania. there is, however, a fairly quick antidote to
and president obama wins. >> let me show you their ad that started on friday and ask both of you how effective you think this one is. this is the mitt romney ad against barack obama. >> barack obama's attacks against mitt romney, they're just not true. the "washington post" says on just about every level, this ad is misleading, unfair and untrue. but that's barack obama. he also attacked hillary clinton with vicious lies. >> he continues to spend millions of dollars...
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those are two, both of which -- >> they're irreck kribl differences. >> irreconcilable, a rock and a hard place. eric fehrnstrom tried to create the line, walk a fine line. romney's trying to walk that fine line, too, and i think it shows you they're so concerned about the flip-flop -- they still think that is very dangerous to them and i think that's what you saw come to bubble up this week. >> let's take a look at the "wall street journal" editorial. they write "this latest mistake is of a piece with the campaign's insular staff and strategy that are slowly squandering an historic opportunity. romney promised republicans he was the best man to ma the case against president obama, whom they desperately want to defeat. so far, mr. romney is letting them down. chris cilliza, plus bill kristol compare that to losing candidates from massachusetts, talking about dukakis and kerry. that is not a favorable when things are going bad, your staff is too insular, they don't have enough experience. some of this is just the day-to-day politics. go back to 2008. remember how barack obama was cons
those are two, both of which -- >> they're irreck kribl differences. >> irreconcilable, a rock and a hard place. eric fehrnstrom tried to create the line, walk a fine line. romney's trying to walk that fine line, too, and i think it shows you they're so concerned about the flip-flop -- they still think that is very dangerous to them and i think that's what you saw come to bubble up this week. >> let's take a look at the "wall street journal" editorial. they write...
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welcome both. what is the key demographic? we've talked about walmart moms now waitress moms. there's a divide among those college educated women, undecided voters and those are not whether they go for mitt romney or whether they go for barack obama. >> it's not just that straight a line. as you know, i've worked on the walmart moms for the last year, i've watched a lot of focus groups and walmart moms in that project are by definition a women with a child under 18 and shopped at walmart in the last month. what you see among these women is a desire for details and how it ties to the economy. and so when you look up and say these last two weeks are about the economy, what it means, that's true. and when you hear something like happening in the mourdock campaign you say, women look up and say, what does that mean for me in the long haul? where am i as a women in the economy, trying to manage my family through tough times. >> i think, it's phil, i think you're exactly right. what these rare looking for, specifics and a plan, and that's the lost opportunity for the president and t
welcome both. what is the key demographic? we've talked about walmart moms now waitress moms. there's a divide among those college educated women, undecided voters and those are not whether they go for mitt romney or whether they go for barack obama. >> it's not just that straight a line. as you know, i've worked on the walmart moms for the last year, i've watched a lot of focus groups and walmart moms in that project are by definition a women with a child under 18 and shopped at walmart...
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on the trail in pennsylvania yesterday, governor romney basically called the president's economic policy un-american. >> in the past, people of both parties understood that are encouraging achievement, encouraging success, encouraging people to lift themselves as high as they can, encouraging entrepreneurs, celebrating success instead of attacking it and denigrating it makes america strong. that's the right course for this country. his course is foreign. >> extraordinarily foreign was the last part of that comment. rush limbaugh is jumping into the fray. rush is taking credit for the campaign's sharpened personal attacks. let me play again governor romney's surrogates and former new hampshire governor john sununu what he said on fox news yesterday and then listen to limbaugh. >> he has no idea how the american system functions and we shouldn't be surprised about that because he spent his early years in hawaii smoking something, spent the next set of years in indonesia, and another set of years in indonesia, and frankly, when he came to the u.s., he worked as a community organizer which i
on the trail in pennsylvania yesterday, governor romney basically called the president's economic policy un-american. >> in the past, people of both parties understood that are encouraging achievement, encouraging success, encouraging people to lift themselves as high as they can, encouraging entrepreneurs, celebrating success instead of attacking it and denigrating it makes america strong. that's the right course for this country. his course is foreign. >> extraordinarily foreign...
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it's difficult for both politicians. there's so much changing on the ground. it's difficult to calibrate the right response and when it to give and bha to say next. >> we will pick it it up tomorrow. that does it for edition of "andrea mitchell reports." now we go to tamron hall with "news nation." sparkle up your world by sprinkling the stimulating gain fireworks scent booster into your wash along with one of these fine gain detergents. will it do the trick? [ scoffs ] please. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security. for... man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i deserve some answers. anncr: where do the candidates stand on issues that... affect seniors today and in the future? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.org olaf's pizza palace gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! pizza!!!!! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash
it's difficult for both politicians. there's so much changing on the ground. it's difficult to calibrate the right response and when it to give and bha to say next. >> we will pick it it up tomorrow. that does it for edition of "andrea mitchell reports." now we go to tamron hall with "news nation." sparkle up your world by sprinkling the stimulating gain fireworks scent booster into your wash along with one of these fine gain detergents. will it do the trick? [ scoffs...